Skellig: the 25th anniversary illustrated edition

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關於愛、失落和希望的暢銷故事，讓 David Almond 成為當今最優秀的兒童作家之一。這本令人難忘的作品曾榮獲卡內基獎章（Carnegie Medal）和惠特布雷德年度兒童書獎（Whitbread Children’s Book of the Year Award），為慶祝創作 25 週年，現在更有 Tom de Freston 繪製的迷人插圖。

The bestselling story about love, loss and hope that launched David Almond as one of the best children’s writers of today. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children’s Book of the Year Award, this unforgettable book now has captivating illustrations by Tom de Freston to celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary.

When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister’s illness, Michael’s world seems suddenly lonely and uncertain.

One Sunday afternoon, he stumbles into the ramshackle garage of his new home and finds something magical. A strange creature – human? beast? bird? angel? – a being who needs Michael’s help if he is to survive. With his new friend Mina, Michael nourishes Skellig back to health.

But Skellig is far more than he at first appears, and as he helps Michael breathe life into his tiny sister, Michael’s world changes for ever …

Skellig won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children’s Book Award. David Almond is also winner of the Hans Christian Andersen award, the Nonino International Prize, and has received an OBE for services to literature. He is celebrated as – in the words of the Independent – ‘a master storyteller’.

‘This strange, hugely readable and life-affirming tale exercises every muscle of the imagination’ Guardian